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Decent enough, given what you pay for it

Stayed here for the second time to do some more dive courses. Given the price (200 Baht a night for a "fan room", as long as you follow courses with Crystal) it's decent enough. Please note that there is no hot water, so if hot showers are your thing, look elsewhere. Also, if luxury is required, one should definitely look elsewhere. However, if you need someplace decent to sleep, my opinion is that this is a fine place to stay.

My room was big enough for two persons, had a TV (didn't use it though) and a bathroom with toilet and shower.

Stayed: September 2010, traveled solo

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Ask TerryWrist about Crystal Dive Resort

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We stayed at crystal and did a dive course this July whilst travelling in Thailand. The rooms were cheap but we had received much better for our money elsewhere. The staff were rude and unhelpful and some of the instructors were friendly but a lit of them seemed like they didn't have much time for the customers. The rooms were the worst part though. Our room had chicken poo on the floor and the sheets on the bed were dirty and had not been changed when we asked for a blanket for the bed they brought us a small towel! The water that came out of the tap and the shower was mud brown and staff did nothing to help. When we asked for the staff for help they said, 'no refund, call the police if you like!!' This place tainted our view of the beautiful island of koh Tao. The resorts king crab restaurant on the beach however was very good and recommended but they need to concentrate a lot more on the accommodation and customer service.

Stayed: July 2010

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Ask Shrpark about Crystal Dive Resort

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Quite a basic resort but you get what you pay for. We were backpackers and didnt want to spand a fortune getting our PADI certificates. We felt for the price we paid it was all worth it. Would recommend for value for money.

Stayed: October 2009, traveled as a couple

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Ask JohnGemma2008 about Crystal Dive Resort

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We booked here through a travel agent. We stayed 3 nights. When we arrived the staff largely ignored us, and we had to be almost rude to get their attention. The guy at reception seemed agitated that he had to show us to our room. The room was at best a hovel. It smelled like cat pee. The TV didn't work, and the room reminded me of an abandoned storeroom. They don't provide TP, and didn't tell us. Whenever we asked them anything at reception they were unprofessional, talking to their friends, rather than dealing with our concerns. Lastly the messed up our transport booking, and we had to leave 6 hours later than we had planned to, and so spent our last day on Koh Tao wandering around like idiots instead of being at our next destination. Don't stay here. Rather dig a hole in the ground and put a palm leaf over your head.

Stayed: August 2010, traveled as a couple

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Ask supermoo about Crystal Dive Resort

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I took my AOW and Rescue Diver courses there, and there is only one word to describe the training: top-notch. My instructors were Ingo and Justin. Accommodation in a regular room is basic but clean and comfortable, typical of most dive resorts in Thailand. A double bed, no sheet (but who needs sheets), small TV, separate washroom with the usual bucket-flushing toilet and hand held shower (no hot water, but then again who needs hot water...). My room had a fan, which was more than enough even in the heat of July. I didn't complain. The restaurant is a no-frills, but offers cheap but very good Thai specialties, and the service is quick. The bar is a nice place to hang out for a couple of drinks after a day of diving. Lots of nice places around, rent a scooter for 120 bhat a day to explore the island's beautiful beaches and snorkeling sites. Good eateries and small quiet bars on the beach abound nearby.

I'm going back for my DM as soon as I can take off for a couple of months...hopefully before I get too old to become part of their team! If I'm too old, well I'll just go there anyway and die a happy old man...

Stayed: July 2008, traveled solo

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Ask ykphil about Crystal Dive Resort

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Myself and my boyfriend have just finished our stay with Crystal Dive Resort, and have done our open water and our advanced open water with them. They have a great advantage as they are well located, only a few minutes to the pier on foot, and obviously close to all the major reefs, with clear blue warm waters. The instructors speak a variety of languages, allowing the swedish people in our group, for example, to be with a swedish speaking insturctor and us to be with and english speaking instructor. You can be sure that they are fully certified and they teach you all you need to know. The prices you can get vary depending on how you book. We got our open water at about 8000-9000 baht for both of us, which included basic accomodation, the paperwork and licence and text books you need. Anything subsequently taken is much less. For example the advanced is about 1700 each. They are definately great value for money. For example thier fun dives are just 700 baht, whilst the Jolly Rojer in town is 1800. The accomodation was really the price suck. Even though every course accomodates you inclusive, the accomodation is very basic. The rooms are small with a large bed, and a seperate toilet and shower area. The room had a basic and badly working fan and no sheet to lie under, so we used a large rough towel provided. The toilet has no 'western style' flush and the shower was a bit grotty. The main problem was the windows, which couldnt shut and thier was no mesh over the windows. When we asked for a mossie-net, this was a bit of an effort to get sorted. The next stage up for accomodation, costing 500 baht extra a night gives you air con and a fan, a tv a nicer toilet with flush and shower with sun warmed water. There still wasnt a sheet provided, so we had to use the large towel. The next step up costs about 1200 baht extra [with the discount on the course], and is the VIP rooms. These are larger, parquet flooring, wardrobe and dresser, sheets on the bed, balcony and the room is alot quieter. The en-suite is in an actual seperate room, with a solar powered shower, flushing toiler, larger sink and it was 'outdoor' - so open air. Definately a money drain but much nicer.To imporve they could probably supply sheets, even in basic accomodation and mossie nets were mesh isnt on the windows. The resort in general is quite good, with a bar and a resturant areas, and all the kit in proper storage. The pool was a bit cloudy due to a fliter problem and is always in use for lessons. Because of the bar, which has bean bags, decking and a large screen and music system; the resort can be very loud. The resturant has good fast service and isnt anything fancy. It had a wi-fi system in place.Overall I think the course was very please, but we felt a bit let down my the accomodation in general. Teh instructors and the course make it worth it though, and the actual scuba experience was amazing. We would definately return, but with a bit more cash for bedtimes.

Stayed: April 2009, traveled as a couple

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